Fat Batman!

After a special request, Fat Batman is now a print!

Batman retired and ate too many burgers, but that doesn't mean he can't still wear his undies on top of his pants…

Yarraville & Paper Crave

Milk and Cookies was recently featured on Paper Crave! Such a beautiful blog, filled with delicious paper goods. Blush!

I had a lovely time at Yarraville Market last weekend, hanging out with ladies and chaps of much craftiness. It was quite funny sitting at my stall beneath two giant Australian flags, and the masonic symbol - anyone know what it means? it looks like a compass. Freemasons must be very good at drawing neat circles.

I'm slowly getting the idea of this market thing. Boy, it's hard for an illustrator used to being a little hermit to get out there and talk to real live people! But it's great too - I'm getting some immediate feedback, and seeing what people like.

My new Fat Batman prints (coming soon to the shop) made all the little boys that walked past erupt into cries of "mum! mum! it's batman!".
The grown men did pretty much the same thing, minus their mums. Some things must never change.

Illustrator Spotlight: Ina Hattenhauer

I've just discovered the super sweet work of Ina Hattenhauer, an illustrator from Weimar.

The image above is so endearing. It brought back memories of all the grandmas in the neighbourhood I grew up in, beating their carpets with a rug beater just like this.

Ina has a blog full of lovely illustrations, and a weekly comic published every Sunday featuring the fabulous Sun. Here's Sun, chilling out on a grey Sunday afternoon with good tunes, something sweet to eat, and a furry friend to cuddle. Sounds like a plan!

The Design Files + Giveaway time!!

A big thanks to Lucy Feagins of The Design Files, for featuring my work today! The Design Files is one of my favourite blogs, always full of tasty inspiration, and with a real Australian focus which I love.
It's certainly an honour to be featured, so before I burst into an embarrassing happy dance, you should head over there for your chance to win a little giveaway pack of Milk and Cookies goodies - 1 print + 1 mini calendar + 3 cards!

Two new prints!

Now up in le shoppe!
It's always exciting getting new prints fresh from the printer's for the first time. Seeing work on paper is so different to seeing it on screen. It takes on a new life.

Afternoon lull

2010 is all wrapped up

Check out this cute present I got from Matt for chanuxmas !
It came in this spectacular packaging.


Yes - I felt like I was 11 years old unwrapping this.
What could it be? a cd? a jumper (or sweater as some people in the northern hemisphere call it)?


A gorgeous print from 'Hidden Eloise'!

This bear and girl business has been an ongoing theme for me in 2010. I think in 2011 I need to go and meet some new wild animals.
Is there some kind of dangerous animal social club I could join? Perhaps a trip to Melbourne zoo will have to do.

Last time I visited the zoo I was still quite enamoured with the bears


oh forget it, I really can't get over my bear obsession - it's here to stay.
So deja-vu - I'm drawing them again! Here's a little bear sketch to celebrate the new year.
Happy new year everyone!!

Modish & Friends this weekend!

Well, if one market was not enough next weekend, I've just found out I'll be doing another!
The Friends Who Make Things Market is run out of a lovely lady's backyard in Brunswick.
It's on Sunday the 5th, 12-4pm at 21 Dunstan Avenue, Brunswick.
Yes! It really is in a backyard! I hope Melbourne will be nice to us and grace us with some sunshine.
Should be a nice afternoon, so come and visit if you are a Northsider!

I thought I'd check out the Modish Creators Market last weekend, just to get a feel for it before I do it on Saturday. Well, I came and looked, and walked out with these two little pinch pots from Golden Brown Fox. It was the first market she had done, and her ceramics were just too lovely to walk by twice!


I also walked out with some indian spice mixes, of all things. It was the last thing I planned to buy, but once you start sniffing all the yummy aromas of the spices, your wallet magically opens and you find yourself eating curry all week!

I must say thanks to the Indie Tot for featuring my work on their blog last week!

Market + new cards!

photo by Kim from Craft Victoria

I did my first market over the weekend - the lovely Craft Hatch at the City Library.
It was very exciting to launch my works in a market setting, and all the sellers and buyers were so friendly! Overall a great day.

I'll be doing one more market before the end of the year - Modish Creators Market in Malvern Town Hall, on December 4th. If you'll be there, sneaking in some xmas shopping, drop by my stall and say hello!

I was busy busy leading up to the market, making calendars, and some new goodies - badges and greeting cards. Here are two brand new designs!



I really wanted to create some xmas cards that weren't TOO christmasy. What do you think?
These cards and a bunch more are now up in the shop.

Saari

I wish there were more episodes of this adorable animated show 'Saari' online, it's too cute!
It's great to see a kids show with such beautiful design, animation and lovely music. I'm probably not the target audience, but I would watch the whole series!
Check out this episode, 'Crepes'.



via cartoon brew

To market, to market!

The awesome craft hatch logo above was designed by Adam Cruickshank

I'll be doing the Craft Hatch emerging designers market at the Melbourne City Library this Saturday from 11-4!

This is my first market - so very exciting! And just a little bit scary...
I've been busy slicing up calendars, getting prints and frames ready to go, and making a few new goodies that will be launched at the market.

If you're around Melbourne CBD, do come and say hello!

I have to say a big thank you to Amy from Pikaland who featured my calendar in her illustrated calendars post this week. I'm really happy to be mentioned amongst other illustrators that I love.
And another thank you to Petite Carousel, for posting about Milk and Cookies on her pretty blog.

Friday afternoon

I sold my first 2 calendars this morning!
After doing a little happy dance, I put some thought into how to package them, and this is how they turned out.

A big thank you to Holly of Decor8, and Irene of Bloesem, who both mentioned my calendar on their lovely blogs. Thank you ladies!


I've recently started hand drawing little thank you cards to send off with my orders.
Just little sketches of appreciation.
You can't tell their size in the photo, but they are only tiny - about 3x3cm.
I can't help it, I really love drawing tiny tiny.

Have a great weekend!

Two new prints up in the shop!

It was a marvelous sunny weekend in Melbourne (a rare occurence!), so I managed to photograph and list two new prints in the shop, on Sunday afternoon.

Bird Radio

My Feathered Attorney

2011 mini Calendar!

Just a quick post to let you know that the Milk and Cookies 2011 calendar is here!
I've had my little print store open for a few months, and lately I've been wondering where else I could apply my illustrations other than prints.
With the new year fast approaching (arghh! Here it comes!), calendars seemed like the perfect new project.

Each month has it's own little illustration, displayed on a 3.5" x 5" card (8.9 x 12.7cm), professionally printed on smooth, heavy card stock, and hand-cropped to size.
Oh yes - I have to watch my fingers when I slice up these little buddies! The perils of paper goods!

Octogirl

Lily was just your run of the mill three-eyed, mint-flavoured octogirl.

What a beautiful day in Melbourne today! All this vitamin D is making me very happy!!

Spacecadet Lullabies video

Here's some video from the Spacecadet Lullabies CD Launch a couple of weeks ago. It was a lovely night.
Thanks to all our buddies for coming down! x

Beneath

Before ipods and whatnots, we all used to get around with birds under our hats. It's true.

Ghost Songs Album Launch

Hey all - if you're in Melbourne, come down to Loop Bar this Thursday night, where my partner in crime, Matt, will launch his new album - Ghost Songs.
I'll be there, plucking the ol' gee-tar on a few songs :)

You can listen to some tracks here:
www.spacecadetlullabies.com

Featured on Illustration Pages

How nice to wake up on a frantic Friday and see that the lovely Lou at Illustration Pages just posted a feature on my artwork! Check it out right here.
Thanks Lou!!

Bloggy love

The super cute blog Kid Independent did a little feature and interview with me. You can read it right here. I'm so chuffed. Thanks Kid Indy!